Change Websites preferences in Safari on Mac

In the Safari app on your Mac, use Websites preferences to customize how you browse individual websites. To change these preferences, choose Safari > Preferences, then click Websites.

The settings you can customize (such as Reader and Content Blockers) are listed in the column on the left.

To apply a setting to a website in the list: Select the website in the right column, then choose the option you want.

To apply a setting to all websites that aren’t currently customized: Click the “When visiting other websites” pop-up menu in the bottom-right corner of the pane, then choose the option you want.

You can see all websites you’ve customized under Configured Websites. If you don’t see Configured Websites, either you haven’t customized a website yet, or you’ve cleared the list.

To apply a setting to all websites: Make sure no websites are listed under Configured Websites (to clear the list quickly, select the websites, then click Remove). Click the “When visiting other websites” pop-up menu, then choose the option you want.

On: Automatically use Safari Reader to display webpage articles on the site without ads or other distractions.

Off: Don’t use Reader by default on the site. (You can still choose to use Reader for articles on the site.)

Content Blockers

For the sites you specified, choose one of the following:

On: Stop ads and other unwanted content from appearing on the site.

Off: Don’t block ads and other unwanted content on the site.

Auto-Play

For the sites you specified, choose one of the following:

Allow All Auto-Play: All videos on the site can autoplay.

Stop Media with Sound: Only videos that don’t have audio will autoplay.

Never Auto-Play: No videos can autoplay.

Page Zoom

For the sites you specified, choose a percentage of zoom to make text and images on the site easier to see.

Camera

For the sites you specified, choose one of the following:

Ask: The site must ask if it can use the camera on your Mac.

Deny: The site can’t use your camera.

Allow: The site can always use your camera.

Microphone

For the sites you specified, choose one of the following:

Ask: The site must ask if it can use the microphone on your Mac.

Deny: The site can’t use your microphone.

Allow: The site can always use your microphone.

Location

For the sites you specified, choose one of the following:

Ask: The site must ask if it can use your location.

Deny: The site can’t use your location.

Allow: The site can always use your location.

Notifications

For the sites you specified, choose one of the following:

Allow: The site can always send you notifications.

Deny: The site can’t send you notifications.

For all sites:

Allow websites to ask for permission to send push notifications: When you visit a website that can send you notifications, you see a dialog asking if you want to receive them. To stop seeing the dialog, deselect this option.

Pop-up Windows

Block pop-up windows that appear when you open or close a webpage.

For the sites you specified, choose one of the following:

Block and Notify: When you visit the site, Safari displays an icon in the Smart Search field. You can click the icon to display the pop-up windows.

Block: The site can’t display pop-up windows.

Allow: The site can display pop-up windows.

Note: Some websites use pop-up windows for essential content.

WebGL

For the sites you specified, choose one of the following:

Ask: You see a dialog asking whether you want to trust the site’s use of WebGL.

Block: The site can’t show WebGL content.

Allow: The site can use WebGL, unless WebGL presents a security risk on your computer.

Allow Always: The site can use WebGL, even if WebGL presents a critical security risk on your computer. Choosing Allow Always may present a security risk, so only select this option for websites you trust.

The WebGL setting appears only for computers that may present a security risk. If the setting doesn’t appear, the site can show WebGL content.

Plug-ins

Websites use plug-ins for video, animation, or other special content. Some plug-ins may track your browsing history.

Ask: When you visit the site, Safari displays a placeholder instead of the plug-in content. You can click the placeholder to allow the website to use the plug-in.

Off: When you visit the site, Safari tries to load the content without using the plug-in. If the site requires the plug-in, Safari displays a placeholder instead of the plug-in content. You can click the placeholder to allow the website to use the plug-in.

For more security options, hold down the Option key, click the site’s pop-up menu, then choose a policy:

Enable Security Protection: Safari prevents the site from using the plug-in if it’s blocked by macOS File Quarantine. To run the plug-in, deselect Enable Security Protection. Deselecting Enable Security Protection may present a security risk, so choose this option only for a website you trust.

Run in Safe Mode: Safari lets the site use the plug-in but runs malware checks. To run the plug-in outside of Safe Mode, deselect Run in Safe Mode. Deselecting Run in Safe Mode may present a security risk, so choose this option only for a website you trust.

Currently Open Websites

These websites are open in a window or tab in Safari. You might have previously chosen an option from the pop-up menu for some of these websites.

Configured Websites

You’ve previously chosen an option from the pop-up menu for these websites. Your selection for “When visiting other websites” doesn’t apply to them.

Remove

Delete the selected website from the list of Configured Websites.

When visiting other websites

The setting in this pop-up menu applies to all websites except for those listed under Configured Websites.